Noah E. Gotbaum

Mr. Gotbaum is a consultant and private investor focusing in the areas of technology, real estate, and environmental/recycling both domestically and in international developing markets.
Prior to starting his own business, he lived and worked for almost 14 years in Europe, most recently serving as the Head of European Strategy and Corporate Development for Level 3 Communications in London.
His responsibilities included management of Level 3's regional capital and business strategy, business development, venture capital, and mergers & acquisitions.
Mr. Gotbaum came to Level 3 from the Pioneer/Bank One (PBO) New Europe Property Fund where he was the Fund's President and Chief Investment Officer.
In the 1980's he worked in commercial real estate in New York City, first in consulting, asset and property management with the Edward S.
Gordon Company (now CBRE), and later as a development project manager with the Forest City/Ratner companies.
A founding Director of the New York Cares volunteer organization, Mr. Gotbaum served as its first Chairman from 1986-1988.
Additionally, he has served on the Fresh Air Fund's Youth Council, on Manhattan's Local Community Board 5 from 1985-1987, where he chaired the Board's Development Committee, and as a Research Intern on Economic Development with the New York Community Trust.
Mr. Gotbaum received a Bachelors degree in Political Science from Amherst College and an MBA from Yale University's School of Management.
He is also a Board Member with New York Angels.
Was a Robert Bosch Foundation Fellow in Cologne and Berlin, Germany in 1989/1990, and a Coro Foundation Fellow in Los Angeles in 1982/1983.
During his Coro fellowship he wrote the original business plan for the Los Angeles Educational Partnership (LAEP).
Mr. Gotbaum has been published, taught courses and lectured extensively on international joint ventures and business development.